WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led Senate blocked a House bill Friday that would provide disaster aid and keep government agencies open, escalating the parties’ latest showdown over spending and highlighting the raw partisan rift that has festered all year. In a tit-for-tat battle, the Senate used a near party-line vote of 59-36 to derail the measure […]
A young mother may face criminal charges for raising thousands of dollars while faking her 14-month-old daughter’s fight against leukemia. “This child is not ill, ” North Hampton District Attorney John Morganelli told to NBC Philiadelphia after reviewing the evidence and speaking with Arielle Brooks, the mother of the baby in question. Brooks has put together both a Facebook […]
A twenty-two-year-old man with down syndrome is recovering from his injuries nearly a week after Miami-Dade police officers beat him outside his home. According to police reports, a violent confrontation ensued after officers tried to handcuff Gilberto Powell to investigate a bulge they spotted in his pants. After he was detained they realized the bulge […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The Palestinian president on Friday formally asked the United Nations to recognize a state of Palestine, defying U.S. and Israeli opposition. The application for full U.N. member sidesteps nearly two decades of troubled negotiations and risks a threatened American veto. Nearly two decades after embarking on historic peace talks with Israel, Palestinians […]
Police in Missouri arrested a man for an incident last Saturday after he pulled a shotgun on a Taco Bell employee for forgetting to include hot sauce with his order. Police said Jeremy Combs, 30, arrived home after making an order at a Lee Summit, MO. Taco Bell. Combs returned to the restaurant’s drive-through with […]
Special to NewsOne by contributor Bobby Marvin WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) was honored with the unveiling of his official portrait commemorating his tenure as the 62nd Chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means committee. A small bi-partisan group of congressional lawmakers including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I.- A loose pitbull walked into a Providence barbershop and began tormenting customers in Providence, Rhode Island. The pitbull had previously broken out his home and bit three children. Woman Sues Rapper Rick Ross After Pitbull Kills Poodle Tragic! Stepdad’s Dog “Machete” Mauls 4-Year-Old To Death WPRI reports: After roaming around the neighborhood, the […]
Audience members booed an openly gay soldier when a question he asked was posed to former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum through a video stream during Thursday’s Republican presidential debate. Stephen Hill, a soldier serving in Iraq, spoke on having to lie about who he was in order to serve in the army. Santorum approached the controversial topic, […]
LONDON — Footage of two slender boys wrestling in a cage in front of a cheering crowd in a British social club drew harsh condemnation Thursday from government officials and children’s advocates who blasted the match as barbaric. Substitute Teacher Charged With Running Fight Club For Gang Members Dallas High School Had Cage Fights For […]
WASHINGTON– President Barack Obama is giving states the flexibility to opt out of provisions of the No Child Left Behind law, a move he says is designed to energize schools but Republicans challenge as outside his authority. White House Reforms “No Child Left Behind” Testing Mandates Cheating Scandals Show Flaws In “No Child Left Behind” […]
With Black unemployment approaching 17 percent in the country — the highest in 27 years — the Congressional Black Caucus’ forum this week will surely focus on this issue. In a series of town hall meetings and discussions, several members will talk about the unemployment problem and how to attack it. The CBC conference comes […]
